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Although Japan's purin (crème caramel/flan) differs somewhat from other countries', everyone has those days where you just want to down a cup or two of the stuff due to some inexplicable craving. Other times you're sitting there with a regular old...

"Big announcement" of new project also coming on September 17 This year's 41st issue of Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine is announcing on Wednesday that Shun Matsuena will end his Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi (KenIchi the Mightiest Disciple) manga i...

There's a new Super Smash Bros. for 3DS commercial for Japan. The ad introduces the game's Mii Fighter function—how you can create your own fighters for the game. To do so, customized Miis of Japanese pop group AKB48 appeared in the ad.

An Engrish titled moe marketing series, "Show By Rock! ! ", has been confirmed a TV anime series of its own to debut in 2015, following the lives of four generic cutesy girls who collectively form a band.

A new Japanese promo for Super Smash Bros. for 3DS features members of the popular idol group AKB48 fight against Nintendo's all star group of characters! Thanks to the Mii Fighters, you or your friends can fight Nintendo's roster of characters.

Bloodborne from Japan Studio and FromSoftware is one of the playable highlights in the PlayStation Booth at Tokyo Game Show. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia will have over forty games to try at Tokyo Game including Dead or Alive 5: Last Rou...

After almost a year of no updates about it, Sports Nippon reported that a Space Battleship Yamato film has been green-lit under the title Star Blazers. Similar to last year's Deadline report, Christopher McQuarrie (Edge of Tomorrow) is involved in...

Washimiya, Saitama has become synonymous with the comedy anime, Lucky Star, and in this year's Haji Festival, the anime was featured once again in one of the annual autumn festival's mikoshi or portable shrines.

Mobile game THE iDOLM@STER: Million Live! 's Nao Yokoyama (voiced by Yui Watanabe - Teekyuu's Yuri) and Kana Yabuki (voiced by Ibuki Kido - Tokyo ESP's Rinka) are the latest girls invading The iDOLM@STER One For All thanks to DLC for the PS3 idol-...

Love Live! is without a doubt one of the most successful anime series today, and it is certainly one of the most cosplayed series out there. However, one particular Love Live! cosplay photo session only featured one μ's member and she is none othe...

Spotted on the ESRB and over at Gamefly, it looks like Sanrio's Hello Kitty (who is not, as everyone thought, a cat but a cat girl) is coming to the Nintendo 3DS with Hello Kitty & Sanrio Friends 3D Racing.

Back in August, the 15th anniversary of Digimon Adventure was celebrated with the announcement of a sequel anime featuring a 17-year-old Tai/Taichi with a high school age cast. Now, that project's site has been updated with a new message.

Steamgirls Member Tsukimiya Karen has Passed Away Yesterday I was reading about the two members of the KPop Group Ladies` Code passing away from injures from a car crash. I thought to myself if this happened to a JPop Idol that we write about on o...

Donations through PayPal to be accepted on September 11 Creative Intelligent Arts' proposed science-fiction anime Under The Dog's Kickstarter campaign ended on Sunday with US$878,028 in pledges raised.

Baby Steps - 23 How can things be almost over when they're just getting started? I made the mistake of scanning the batch of chapters that come after the (anime) current arc of Baby Steps ends, and it was a real stab in the gut.

Glasslip returns for yet another dreadful 24 minutes – once again, it all seems to be a mere collection of scenes incoherently put together, as no answers are brought to our many long-standing questions.

After what I saw as a hugely successful and innovate year for Japanese idols in 2013, I was very much looking forward to see what 2014 had to offer, and I'd even say I had a bit of optimism for it, which is somewhat rare for me when it comes to mu...

Officially announced at the Anime Diabolik Lovers Sadistic Night 2014 at Pacifico Yokohama last weekend, The Diabolik Lovers Dark Fate PS Vita Game will be adapted into a new original episode DVD. 4 hunky vampire brothers are being featured as new...

The 10th episode of VRMMOFPS anime Sword Art Online 2 has rather hastily escalated in intensity, with its gun-toting protagonists engaging in some vehicular gunfight action while Shinon continues to suffer through more devastating character develo...

"Our impoverished, shabby country looks with scorn upon a world with a vast history. " – Saazbaum Episode 8 Synopsis: Princess Asseylum reveals herself to the Earth forces and Slaine remembers the time he spent with the Princess whilst being tortu...